Transport Trust Award for Scat de-bodging

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A couple of years ago Alan Fairbrother bought what at first sight was a relatively complete looking 1911 15hp SCAT. This came from Australia and no history at all came with the car. It would appear that whoever “restored” it went to a lot of trouble, but bodged the whole thing. All the workmanship on it was poor. To give one example the steering box had been changed and a large amount of the chassis had been cutaway to fit this box from another car (click for detail). I could give you a long list of such examples of bodgemanship. Having presumably finished a running chassis a very crude body was built down to even fitting a hood. Alan and his SCAT recently won a Transport Trust restoration award. The Transport Trust annually gives awards to encourage good restoration. What is unusual about these awards is that they come in the form of a cheque usually given part way through the restoration. A year later a framed certificate is given, this year the presentations were made by His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent took place at the Brooklands Museum. The SCAT was there as a fully repaired rolling chassis, only a lack of time precluded the restored engine being fitted. (text & photos Michael E Ware)

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